GRAND RAPIDS -- Duke Yeager has no desire to give up his position as Zamboni driver for the Grand Rapids Griffins.

He is, however, looking forward to taking a few spins around Fifth Third Ballpark this summer.
Yeager allowed Greg Salyer, the head groundskeeper for the West Michigan Whitecaps, to get behind the wheel of the Zamboni and resurface the Van Andel Arena ice after the morning practices for the Griffins-Philadelphia Phantoms game Friday night.

In exchange, Yeager will commandeer one of Salyer's tractors before a Whitecaps game sometime this summer.

Yeager said Salyer did a fine job with the ice, although he struggled to drive straight at times.
Yeager has been the Griffins' primary Zamboni driver all 13 years the franchise has been in existence.

And he definitely isn't looking for a career change -- despite the "Walter Mitty" existence Griffins PA announcer Eric Zane has crafted for him.

Zane, who's from the popular "Free Beer & Hot Wings" morning show on WGRD-FM (97.9), has said Yeager is a former New York Ranger, Golden Gloves boxer and dog groomer, among others claims this season. Simply being the Zamboni driver is just fine for Yeager.